Principal Software Engineer
Job Description
Elsevier, part of RELX, is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join their team in London. This role involves working on both legacy and new Enterprise API Platform, focusing on providing excellent developer experience both within and outside of Elsevier. The position requires expertise in various programming languages and technologies, with a strong emphasis on AWS services, containerization, and monitoring tools.
The ideal candidate will serve as a technical leader, mentoring other developers while actively participating in system design and implementation. You'll be working with a modern tech stack including Java, JavaScript, Kubernetes, and various AWS services, building and maintaining critical API infrastructure that supports Elsevier's mission of advancing science and healthcare.
The company offers an impressive benefits package including comprehensive healthcare, generous holiday allowance, pension scheme, and various lifestyle benefits. Working at Elsevier means contributing to important work that helps researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes globally.
This is an excellent opportunity for a senior-level engineer looking to make a significant impact in a company that combines technology and analytics to advance scientific and healthcare knowledge. The role offers both technical challenges and leadership opportunities, with the chance to work on systems that serve both internal and external customers.
Responsibilities For Principal Software Engineer
- Serve as a primary technical point of contact for external technology resources
- Provide design input across a product
- Work directly with customers and end users
- Serve as acknowledged 'go to' person on coding and technical issues
- Interface with other technical personnel or team members to finalize requirements
- Write and review portions of detailed specifications
- Design and work with complex data models
- Mentor lead software developers
Requirements For Principal Software Engineer
- Expertise in development languages including Java, JavaScript, Groovy, JSP, HTML, XML, SQL and bash
- Knowledge and experience of build tools – Maven and Gradle
- Knowledge and experience of relational DBMS – Postgresdb
- Knowledge of using AWS services via Terraform
- Knowledge and experience of configuring and using New Relic, Kibana
- Knowledge and experience of using Docker, containers, helm, kustomize
- Knowledge and experience of using kubectl, k9s and similar tools
- Knowledge of networks – AWS ACM certificates, VPC's, transit gateways (bonus)
Benefits For Principal Software Engineer
- Generous holiday allowance with option to buy additional days
- Health screening and private medical benefits
- Eye care vouchers
- Wellbeing programs
- Life assurance
- Contributory pension scheme
- Save As You Earn share option scheme
- Travel Season ticket loan
- Electric Vehicle Scheme
- Optional Dental Insurance
- Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Emergency care for elderly and children
- Learning and development resources
- Employee discounts scheme
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